A/N: Hey everyone! Well, I just found out that I'm moving to Chicago for college on Monday, rather than two weeks from now! (AHHHHH! Okay, sorry, major outburst there) Anyway, I decided to put the final two chapters up, just in case I don't get internet access there right away. And since I'm feeling all extra sentimental and cry-babyish (I hate being a girl sometimes!) I decided to leave you guys with a nice little present to satisfy you all while I'm gone for awhile.

Skye

Chapter EightSearch and Rescue...Or Not...

Sirius Black woke up with a pounding headache. He sat up in the darkness, thinking he was in his own bed at Hogwarts. He plopped back down to go back to sleep, when he noticed how rough and stone like the bed was. He sat up again, blinked, and the room he was in slowly came into better view. As he looked around, he tried to remember how he'd gotten to this place, but came up with a blank. He seemed to be in some kind of stone cell. There was a heavy steel door guarding any kind of escape, with no door knob or locks to speak of. The only frail light in the room was coming from a tiny window at least seven feet from the floor. Thick iron bars stopped any chance of squeezing through. The moonlight shone on a patch of floor in the room, and Sirius gave a start when he saw who was lying there.

He jumped up and swiftly shook Reagan, trying to wake her up, quickly. "Reagan! Wake up! Come on, Ray! Please, wake up!" He said, over and over again. He noticed a large bump on Reagan's forehead, and softly ran his finger over it. Reagan moaned softly, then slowly opened her eyes. "Oh, thank Merlin!" Sirius exclaimed, and pulled Reagan into a tight, back crushing hug. "Ouch! Sirius, watch it!" Reagan yelled, pushing him away.

Reagan sat up, rubbing her eyes, and looked around with shock evident on her face. "Great Merlin's ghost." She softly exclaimed, while taking in the surroundings. Once she was done searching the room with her eyes, she spun around to face Sirius, her face livid. "You great bumbling idiot!" She yelled. "We've been captured and it's entirely your fault!" Sirius looked taken aback for a second, but quickly recovered. "My fault?! Please! How is this my fault?!" He yelled back. "Because, you had to go around yelling and carrying on, and they found us!" Reagan retorted, sighing.

Reagan looked around again, then crawled slowly over to the rock hard cot. "Hey! What are you doing?" Sirius asked furiously, as Reagan pulled herself into a ball and started to go back to sleep. "We've got to find a way out of here!" He exclaimed, and stood over her. Her hair fanned out around her, and her eyes were closed. "In a minute." She murmured softly, "I'm just so tired...so tired..." And with that, she once again fell into a deep slumber.

"What do you mean, they're gone?!" James Potter yelled at Professor McGonagall. McGonagall shook her head, as one single tear rolled down her cheek. She turned away, and walked in the direction of Dumbledore's office. James turned around, his fists clenched. "How could they let this happen?!" He yelled to Remus and Lily. Lily was sitting against the wall, the tears dripping down her face like a waterfall. Remus gave her a tissue, then stood to speak to James.

"What are we going to do?" Remus asked, his features twisted in a tight rage that Lily had never seen before. James looked defeated, which was understandable. Sirius was his best friend. They'd promised to always look after each other. And now...he didn't know what to do. Remus paced back and forth, unable to think of where they could even start.

"Well, while you two are sitting here brewing up a plan, I'm going out there to look for them." Lily said, a bossy tone in her voice. "I cannot just sit here, waiting for something to get done. I can't just wait for the news that they're...that they're...." She trailed off, but she straightened her shoulders with determination. James and Remus looked at her, surprised. "Well?" Lily said, tapping her foot. "Lily, I don't think we can..."Remus started, but broke off when Lily pulled out her wand and pointed it at him. "Um...well...off we go then.." He said, and they all walked out of the doors of Hogwarts.

Reagan woke up half an hour later, a small pain in her stomach. She sat up, and remembering where she was, groaned. She looked over to the wall, where Sirius sat awake, staring at the floor. He had noticed that she'd woken up, but he was determined not to look at her. He was still angry about her remark that it had been he who had gotten them captured.

The door opened, startling both of them. A Death Eater in a black cloak inched into the room, not letting the door shut, and threw a tray onto the floor. "This is the only food you will recieve today." He said in a low, raspy voice, and quickly left the room. Sirius gave the food a quick glance, then went back to staring at the floor.

Reagan, however, leapt at the food, ravenously hungry. She began to eat it at top speed, though it was tasteless. The bread was extremely dry, and the pieces of chicken were quite greasy. "Hungry, are you?" Sirius said, sarcastically. "Starving." Reagan replied between bites, starting on her second peice of bread. "Well, slow down, remember what he said. We aren't getting anymore food." Sirius said.

"Well, I have to eat twice the amount of food I would usually eat." Reagan said, looking at Sirius meaningfully. "That would be enough food to feed a third-world country." Sirius said, throwing her a dirty look. He saw the look in her eyes. "What?" Reagan bit down on her lip. "What? You always bite your lip when you're nervous. What is it?" Sirius asked, not hiding the annoyance in his voice. Reagan stayed silent. "Why are you women so bloody difficult!? Can't get you to shut up any other time, but when we want you to speak, it's like your lips are glued together!" Sirius said standing up and punching the wall.

"Women? Difficult?" Reagan retorted "Ha! It's men like you who make it hard to live! What with your lying and pig-headed opinions, you might as well have been born in a pigsty! You act like you were! No, wait, pigs are smarter than you! Pigs don't cheat on their girlfriends! They don't kiss other pigs name Kiara! They don't scream and holler, and force the whole pig colony to get captured by their biggest enemy!" Reagan screamed back at him.

"Oh yeah? Well, if pigs are so great, why don't you go live with them?!"

"That's not the point, you idiot!"

"Oh yeah?! Then what is your point?!"

"I'm pregnant!"

The silence rang throughout the tiny cell. Sirius looked as though he'd just been hit by an entire crate of bludgers. Mean, vicious bludgers that had massacre on their minds. Sirius' eyes grew so wide, they were in danger of popping out of his head. He coughed, sputtered, opened his mouth and tried to speak, but failed.

Reagan dropped to the floor and set to work wrapping up the rest of the food for later. She was avoiding Sirius' eyes. Sirius plopped down onto the rock hard cot and stared at Reagan. He found his voice and stuttered; "Wha-What? You're...I mean...you're...how...what?" Reagan kept her eyes on the food, but she spoke. "You heard me. If we ever get out of here, you're going to be a father." Sirius dropped his head into his hands, then said the only thing that would sum up his feelings.

"Bloody Hell."

Lily hesitated outside the forest. It looked alot like the forbidden forest, only darker, and scarier. She heard a loud howling that seemed to be right on top of them. She jumped. She was tempted the run back right now, but the thought of Reagan was enough to strengthen her resolve. Crunching her way through the thick brush, she turned back to make sure James and Remus were still behind her.

They were walking along, their heads down, talking in low voices. They were still about twelve feet away, but Lily could make out a few snatches of the conversation.

"I really think it would help...much faster...no other way...miracle we got this far..."

"But...would find out...promised never to tell....and what would Lily think?"

"What about me?" Lily asked furiously at the sound of her name. The boys both stopped, looked at Lily, then looked back at each other. They nodded, and once again looked at Lily. "There's something we can do...to find them faster." Remus said, and Lily looked at them impatiently. "Well? Do it!" Lily exclaimed. "You've got to swear you won't tell anyone, Lily." James said, looking at her seriously. Lily looked confused, but she rolled her eyes and agreed.

She waited for them to pull some kind of illegal tracking tool out of their pockets, but Remus just stepped away from James, who had closed his eyes. He looked as though he was thinking about something. Seconds later, James dissappeared, and in his place was a tall, elegant stag. Lily gasped loudly. "You're a..." She asked incredulously. James-the-Stag was pawing and sniffing at the air. A minute or so later, he pawed the ground excitedly and jerked his head to the right.

He ran off quickly, Lily and Remus just barely keeping up. Lily was still struggling with her shock that her boyfriend, James Potter, was an animagus. She couldn't believe it. They ran on through the trees, for what seemed to be miles. Just as Lily felt her legs cramping up, they skidded to a halt in a small clearing.

James quickly returned to his human form, and declared, "This is it! It's somewhere around here!" The three split up, searching through the leaves for a place where Sirius and Reagan might be held. Lily pushed leaves aside with her foot, decided it was getting her nowhere, and got down on her hands and knees. As she was searching through the brush, her hand hit something hard. She ran her hands back over it, and felt a small steel ring. She pulled on it, and a trapdoor opened in front of her.

She called to James and Remus, who ran over to her. They all looked down the dark hole that the trapdoor had revealed, and inwardly committed to going to any lengths to save their friends. "Ready?" Lily asked. Remus and James nodded, then James stepped forward and dropped into the hole.

Sirius was sitting next to Reagan on the cot, his head in his hands. "How...how long have you....I mean, how far along are you?" He asked suddenly. Reagan looked at him, and half-smiled. "Three months." She said. She then burst into tears, and Sirius put his arm around her. "Don't worry." He said soothingly, holding her tight. "We're going to get out of here."

They both looked at each other, then as if they'd been waiting for it all their lives, they kissed. They held onto each other as if for dear life. Reagan pulled her face away, and buried it in Sirius' shoulder. Her body shook with uncontrollable sobs. Sirius stroked her hair, and Reagan clung to him. "God, Sirius, I don't know what to do. How will we ever escape?" She said, lifting her head and staring into his eyes, searching for comfort.

The door swung open suddenly, and Reagan and Sirius spun to see who was there. Reagan gasped. "Oh my God, it's you!"

After dropping fifteen feet onto a cold stone floor, Lily, James and Remus steadied themselves. They looked around at where they'd landed. It looked like an underground tunnel, with jagged stone walls. Torches hung from hooks on the walls, flickering as droplets of water fell onto them from the ceiling. There was a corridor ahead of them, and a fork off to the right.

James gripped Lily's hand, and Lily reached out for Remus' with her other. They decided to take the path to the right. It grew brighter as they headed down the hallway, more and more torches appearing on the walls. The firelight they gave off made shadows along the opposite walls, and Lily squeezed James and Remus' hands.

They came to a door on their left, and James pushed it open. Inside was a small cot made of wood, and what looked like several torture devices. There was no one in the room, so they shut the door softly and continued on. A few minutes later, they reached a dead end. The only thing on the wall here was a heavy steel door. James looked at Remus, who nodded. They stepped closer to the door, and heard sounds inside. It sounded like someone was having a tantrum, ripping things apart and banging on the door.

James put his hand on the knob, and gripped it tightly. He put his wand out in front of him and pushed the door open.

"Yes, it's me, silly little girl." Lord Voldemort replied, staring at her with hatred. "Now, if we could push aside your astonishment for a moment, I want information, and I know you have it." He said, his red eyes searching over her as if they could see right into her soul. Reagan shuddered. Sirius shifted uneasily next to her, but he stood up, blocking Voldemort's view of Reagan.

"We're not telling you anything!" Sirius exclaimed. Voldemort laughed. "But of course you will. That is, if you do not wish to die." He said. Sirius steadied himself and stood his ground. "Are you sure?" Voldemort questioned, stepping forward. Four Death Eaters filed in behind him. "You could have riches beyond your wildest dreams you know. If you would just tell me what I want to know. You could start a wonderful new life for the child that is growing in her stomach." Sirius looked startled that Voldemort knew Reagan was pregnant, but he recovered quickly.

"We'll never join you!" Reagan cried, standing next to Sirius, her shoulders back with pride. "We are loyal only to Dumbledore, and you'll never sway us!" She said, speaking with a courage that she didn't feel. "Reagan, get back!" Sirius hissed. Before she could, Voldemort seized her arm and pulled her away from Sirius. With that, the four Death Eaters swarmed around Sirius and restrained him. He fought tooth and nail to get back to Reagan, who was putting up a brave fight herself.

She kicked Voldemort in the leg, and he stumbled for a moment. Then he straightened himself up and tightened his grip on her to the point where it was painful. He held that astonishingly hard grip on her as she kicked and punched at him, trying desperately to get away, but he only let go when she bit him in the arm. She ran to try to help Sirius.

Sirius had already knocked one of the Death Eaters out cold, and had another against the wall, choking him. The other two Death Eaters looked terrified, but in fear of Voldemort's wrath, they kept fighting. Sirius flung the Death Eater down to the already unconcious one, and was turning around to face the other two when Voldemort cried, "ENOUGH!"

Voldemort snapped his fingers, and Reagan flew back to him, against her own will. Sirius fell to the floor, bound with thick black cords. He struggled against them, but to no avail. His arms lay strapped at his sides, and when he tried to stand, he fell back to the floor. Reagan stood there, as if petrified, her eyes taking in Sirius on the floor.

"Take her to the Death Room." Voldemort stated in a conversational tone, as if he were telling them to take her out to tea. The two Death Eaters that were still concious strode forward and grabbed Reagan, dragging her out of the room. Voldemort magicked the other two Death Eaters onto stretchers and levitated them out of the room.

Then, he turned to Sirius. He lifted his hand, and Sirius flew against the wall, his head hitting the stone hard. Time and time again Voldemort threw him against the walls, smirking. Sirius moaned each time he hit a wall. Finally, Voldemort dropped him onto the stone floor with a loud thump. He waved his hand, and the cords binding Sirius dissolved away. Sirius slumped onto the floor.

"You will give me what I want. Believe me...you will. One of yours has already joined my ranks. You shall join me as well, once you get rid of that silly pride." Voldemort stated, standing over Sirius. Sirius pulled himself up onto his hands and knees. Voldemort kicked him in the stomach, and Sirius flew onto his back. "Pathetic." Voldemort said, shaking his head. He strolled out of the room and slammed the door behind him.

Sirius pulled himself onto the cot and collapsed into a ball. His body shook with great, dry, racking sobs. Then, using all of the rest of his strength, he began to tear the room to peices, flinging the cot across the room, finding anything he could to suppress the rage that was sliding through his veins. He pounded heavily on the door.

If Voldemort had taken Reagan away to get information...Sirius knew she'd never give it to him. She saw Dumbledore as her idol, as did Sirius. She would never, in a million years, be disloyal to him, even if it cost her her life. Sirius retreated to a corner of the cell and cried. How could he live in a world without Reagan? And their child. Their beautiful, unborn child, would die without ever setting eyes on the Earth.

The tears kept coming, and Sirius could not stop them. He didn't want to. He cried out for Reagan again and again, his voice growing hoarse. He didn't look up when the door opened again. He hoped it was Voldemort, coming back to kill him. He couldn't live without Reagan.

Someone came in and kneeled next to him. "Sirius?" A gruff voice said, and Sirius looked up into the face of his best friend. James searched Sirius' face for some kind of explanation. Sirius wiped away his tears, but he put his head back down, defeated, tired and lost. He just shook his head, unable to say anything.

"Reagan?" Lily asked, obviously understanding his tears. Sirius nodded grimly, then buried his face in his hands. Lily wailed and crumpled on the floor next to Sirius, taking hold of him. They sat there crying, until Remus interrupted them. "Look, I may seem to be insensitive, but Voldemort could be here any moment, let's go." He said. James took hold of Lily. He led her out of the room.

Sirius just shook his head and remained on the floor. "It doesn't matter." He said. "Let him come and kill me." Remus looked down at Sirius, then, with fierce determination, draped Sirius' arm around his shoulders and heaved him up. "Come on, Padfoot. We can make it out of here. Let's go." Remus said, pulling Sirius along. He looked away from Sirius, so that Sirius wouldn't see the tears that had escaped from the corners of his eyes. Sirius didn't object to leaving, but he didn't help either.

They traveled back through the corridors to the opening up on the forest floor. James climbed up first, using the jagged rocks on the walls to his advantage. He reached his hand down for Lily to grab, and she did so. Remus boosted Sirius up so that Lily and James could pull him up. Then Remus climbed his way out, and they shut the trapdoor with a snap.

They hurried out of the forest, Remus dragging Sirius along. They finally reached a street, and James flung his hand out. The Knight Bus appeared seconds later. Once it screeched to a halt next to them, Sirius crumpled to the ground. His breath came in short gasps as he sobbed uncontrollably. He tried to breathe deeply, but he gasped one last time, and all went black.